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Lord of the Rings: Conquest

16 Feb, 2009, 11:54 am IST | Avinash Bali | Console Console

The game offers players four classes to choose from – Warrior, Mage, Archer and Scout. The Warrior is most useful for your typical hack and slash action, Archer for ranged attacks, Mage for magical spells as well as healing units while the Scout is your stealthy character specializing in back stabs. This diverse set of characters would have been awesome to tool around with had the game offered some kind of diversity in mission, but as it stands every mission plays out the same way so why would I go through all that trouble sneaking around as the Scout while I could very well just choose the Warrior and head straight first into the heat of the battle. It’s quick and efficient every single time.

Combat in Conquest is limited to heavy attacks, light attacks and a few special movies that fail to impress. While going up against certain bosses/mini bosses you'll get to indulge in age old Quick Time Events (QTEs) that get boring really fast.

Once you get down with the single player campaign you can head online for some multiplayer mayhem in the form of Team Deathmatch, Conquest and Capture the Ring. Unlike most MP games on the block today you can't upgrade your character or purchase unlockables like armor weapons etc., so there's really no motivation to keep grinding over and over again. MP is a tad more enjoyable since human players are a smarter breed than the dumb as a dodo A.I. but after a few online skirmishes you'll find yourself returning to Call of Duty, Gears of War etc.

Visually the game is mediocre at best. Pandemic has paid a certain amount of detail to lead characters but everything else is as generic as it gets. Had the game been released a few years ago it may have impressed us visually but in today's day and age it barely makes the mediocre mark.

And that ladies and gentlemen is the game's biggest downfall. It's just about average in every facet be it gameplay, visuals or multiplayer. If you're a huge fan of the series you may get a kick from playing as some of your beloved characters but if you don't give a rat's ass about Orcs and little hobbits, save your money for something else.

Lord of the Rings Conquest is only available for the PS3 in India for Rs. 2499.

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